Thursday, April 10, 2003

Will no one rid me of this troublesome appraisal? The power of e-mail of Richmond's property assessor

A Richmond commentator has some fun here with the tactics of the City of Richmond's property assessor in having his own property assessment dropped. The opinion piece notes that "City Assessor James R. Vinson, while maintaining he's done nothing any homeowner could not do, was indicted this week on charges of malfeasance and misfeasance and assorted other misdemeanors."

This article describes Mr. Vinson's court appearance earlier this week, to begin the process of answering to 4 misdemeanor charges related to the reassessment of his home by more than $40,000.